Chocolate to Stop Coughs? Prepared Foods December 20, 2004 enewsletter Researchers have discovered that an ingredient present in chocolate could help stop persistent coughs. According to research published online in FASEB Journal, the team discovered that theobromine, a derivative found in cocoa, is nearly a third more effective in stopping persistent coughs when compared with Continue Reading »
Coca Cola recently announced, “it expects sales volume to grow by 1% to 2% in 2005 after a fall of about 2% this year.” Coca Cola Enterprises blames 2004’s slide on several factors, including soft retail sales and health-and-wellness trends that continue to pull some consumers away from regular soft drinks. Wait, no mention of Continue Reading »
This is the most wonderful cabbage stew. It’s stuffed cabbage, unstuffed! Enjoy! 1 Cup Diced Onion 6 – 8 Cups diced Cabbage 2 – 15 oz Cans Tomato Sauce 1 – 28 oz Can Undrained Stewed Tomatoes (can add another can of any size if desired or needed for additional liquid) 1-1/2 Cups Water 1/2 Continue Reading »
Category: Our resident chef I have blathering for months around my family about frying a turkey. Well, they finally called my bluff. Last week, I walked into my mother-in-law’s house on Sunday afternoon. Sitting in the middle of the kitchen was a brand new turkey fryer. I was also informed there was a fresh (not Continue Reading »
This is a vegetarian’s delight! A wonderful aromatic vegetable stew. Another parve delight! 2 Cups water 2 T Olive Oil 1/2 Cup Tomato Juice 3 Cloves garlic, minced or pressed 2 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp turmeric 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp cayenne pepper (optional) 1 tsp paprika 1 – 2 tsp salt (go by Continue Reading »
A wonderful appitizers. They’ll be begging for more (and for the recipe!) 3 cups mashed potatoes 2 eggs, slightly beaten 2 tbsp Margarine 1 tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper 3/8 cup matzah meal 1 egg yolk beaten with 1 tbsp water oil for baking sheet In a bowl, combine mashed potatoes with eggs, margarine, salt, Continue Reading »
All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go……… Yes indeed, we are going! Eretz Yisrael here we come. Get ready to roll out the red carpet. Yeah, right! We are going to Israel for a quick ten day jaunt. Time to recharge the spiritual batteries in a way that only Israel can. We prefer Continue Reading »
Quite some time ago, we had reviewed the kosher restaurants of Vegas in the pages of the print edition of the Kosher Nexus Newsletter. At that time, we commented on the really abominable service we got at the Kosher Chinese restaurant in Vegas. On another list where we belong, we have been reading a whole Continue Reading »
Ever wonder what all the different kinds of cereal grains are? No, not us either. But because we have a list of cereals, pretend you are interested, and read along! Amaranth: A South American, gluten free cereal, high in fiber. Pearled Barley: A great singer. Oops. Sorry. A lightly milled barley containing most of the Continue Reading »
What a difference a day makes! Last night My Most Favorite Lunch Companion and I had our annual dinner date (the UTJ dinner doesn’t count). We went to Darna, a Persian/Moroccan restaurant in Manhattan at the corner of Columbus Avenue and 89th Street on the Upper West Side. THIS is fine dining, folks! I’m in Continue Reading »
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